June 29 11:30 AM PT12:30 PM MT1:30 PM CT2:30 PM ET18:30 GMT2:30 11:30 AM MST1:30 PM EST22:30 UAE20:3014:30 ET1:30 PM CT17:30 - Deng has elected to stay with the Miami Heat next season, using his opt-in clause on a $10.1 million deal.Analysis: Deng averaged 14.0 points with the Heat last season, starting all 72 games in which he appeared. He shot 47 percent from the field, his best showing there in seven years, and made 36 percent of his tries from 3-point range. Deng's agent, Herb Rudoy, said the small forward told the Heat of his decision at 2 p.m. EDT Monday.

Feb. 24 9:48 PM PT10:48 PM MT11:48 PM CT12:48 AM ET5:48 GMT13:48 10:48 PM MST12:48 AM EST9:48 UAE06:480:48 ET11:48 PM CT4:48 - Deng finished one shy of his season high with 29 points in Monday's win over Philadelphia, going 4 of 5 from 3-point range.Analysis: It was one of Deng's best performances of the season, particularly after he had averaged only 12.0 points on 34.2 percent shooting in his previous four contests.

July 15 2:11 PM PT3:11 PM MT4:11 PM CT5:11 PM ET21:11 GMT5:11 2:11 PM MST4:11 PM EST1:11 UAE (+1)23:1117:11 ET4:11 PM CT20:11 - Luol Deng has signed a $20 million, two-year contract with the Miami Heat. He agreed to the deal over the weekend. The contract signed Tuesday includes a player option for 2015-16.Analysis: Deng is entering his 11th NBA season, after spending almost his entire career with the Chicago Bulls. He appeared in 40 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers following a trade last season. In Miami, he figures to compete for the starting spot vacated last week when LeBron James left the Heat for a return to the Cavaliers. Deng has averaged 16.0 points in his career. He was picked No. 7 overall from Duke in the 2004 draft.

July 13 11:23 AM PT12:23 PM MT1:23 PM CT2:23 PM ET18:23 GMT2:23 11:23 AM MST1:23 PM EST22:23 UAE20:2314:23 ET1:23 PM CT17:23 - Deng agreed to a $20 million, two-year deal with the Miami Heat on Sunday, said Herb Rudoy, one of Deng's agents. The deal includes a player option for the 2015-16 season, Rudoy said. His contract should be signed early this week. Analysis: Deng is entering his 11th NBA season, having spent almost his entire career with the Chicago Bulls. He appeared in 40 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers after a trade last season. He fills a need in Miami, which lost LeBron James last week after the four-time NBA MVP said he would leave the Heat after four seasons and return to the Cavaliers. Deng has averaged 16.0 points per game in his career, after being chosen No. 7 overall from Duke in the 2004 draft.